Laos vs Sri Lanka: Food, beverages and tobacco

Laos
33.4%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
33.9%
in 2022
Laos rank
68th
Sri Lanka rank
65th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Laos
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 33.9% against 33.4% in Laos, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 45.7% 41.9% 3.7% Laos
2000s 38.7% 33.5% 5.2% Laos
2010s 33.4% 33.7% 0.3% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Laos or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 33.9% against 33.4% in Laos as of 2022.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Laos and Sri Lanka?
0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Laos ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 5,773 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).